The re-emergence of the questionable logo is surprising given that the Cleveland Indians have been distancing themselves from Chief Wahoo in recent years. (This year's Indians BP cap features the increasingly familiar block 'C'.)

That's the old Chief Noc-A-Homa—get it?—mascot. He is captured here in mid-shriek as he watches either a Braves home run or the forcible uprooting and assimilation of his culture.

I'm dismayed that this idea was actually okayed at even the lowest levels of the Atlanta organization, and shocked that it was green-lighted all the way to the top. With any luck - and after enough people register their disgust (404-522-7630) - the team will come to its senses and toss this shit into the trash bin where it belongs.

The state flag of my birth state of Massachusetts somehow manages to feature both a Native American holding an unnocked arrow and the strong right arm of Myles Standish stealthily wielding a sword above the N.A.--and we wonder why USA is schizoid....